Word: almshouse

Category: almshouse

People & Society, Law & Government, Reference

Related words: almshouse

almshouse road, the almshouse, almshouse definition

Synonyms: almshouse

eyeglass

Translations: almshouse

Dictionary:
french
Translations:
hospice
Dictionary:
dutch
Translations:
aalmoezeniershuis, armhuis
Dictionary:
russian
Translations:
богадельня
Dictionary:
czech
Translations:
chudobinec
Dictionary:
polish
Translations:
przytułek
Dictionary:
estonian
Translations:
vaestemaja
Dictionary:
croatian
Translations:
ubožnica
Dictionary:
slovak
Translations:
chudobinec

The meaning and "use of": almshouse

noun
  • a house built originally by a charitable person or organization for poor people to live in. - Most of their income went on schools, almshouses , and the poor, and their charity attracted so many beggars that there was bad feeling in the village.

Popularity stats: almshouse

Most searched by cities

Philadelphia, New York

Most searched by regions

Pennsylvania, New York, Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas

Random words